on the double

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on the double

1. (idiomatic) Rapidly or immediately.

   Fortunately, help arrived on the double, and the victim's injuries were soon treated.

Related terms

• at the double
• double time

Translations

rapidly or immediately

• Finnish: tuplavauhtia
• French: au pas de course (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: eins og skot (is)